EP0948927A1 - Ensemble de préparation pour une machine à café espresso - Google Patents
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- EP0948927A1 EP0948927A1 EP99104574A EP99104574A EP0948927A1 EP 0948927 A1 EP0948927 A1 EP 0948927A1 EP 99104574 A EP99104574 A EP 99104574A EP 99104574 A EP99104574 A EP 99104574A EP 0948927 A1 EP0948927 A1 EP 0948927A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
- A47J31/24—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure
- A47J31/34—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure
- A47J31/36—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure with mechanical pressure-producing means
- A47J31/3604—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure with mechanical pressure-producing means with a mechanism arranged to move the brewing chamber between loading, infusing and ejecting stations
- A47J31/3609—Loose coffee being employed
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- the present invention refers to an espresso-type coffee venfing machine and, in particular, the brewing unit thereof.
- FIG. 1 is a longitudinal-section view of a current type of brewing unit for espresso-type coffee vending machine, which is shown to comprise a cylindrical brewing chamber 20, the bottom wall 22 of which is slidably passed through by the actuating rod 24 of a first plunger 25, which is referred to as the moving plunger in this description.
- This moving plunger 25 comprises a small central zone 26 having a greater thickness, an intermediate zone having a smaller thickness and perforated to feature a certain number of axial perforations 27 with a relatively large cross-section area, and a peripheral zone accomodating a sealing O-ring 28.
- a return spring 30, which is arranged around the rod 24 in a seat 31 that is made integral with the chamber 20, tends to keep the moving plunger 25 in a raised position with respect to the bottom 22 of the chamber 20.
- a filter 32 Above the upper face 29 of the moving plunger 25, which is concave in its shape, there is attached a filter 32 adapted to retain a dose 50 of coffee powder (raw material).
- the chamber 20 is brought into alignment with a second plunger 33 (which is referred to as the stationary plunger in this description, since it is not due to perform any displacement during the brewing phase) which seals the upper portion 21 thereof.
- the stationary plunger 33 is passed through by an axial perforation 34, which is connected to the boiler of the vending machine via a pump (all these items not being shown in the Figure), and carries a filter 36 on its lower concave face 35.
- the hot water that is introduced under pressure through the perforation 34 into the chamber 20 in the direction shown by the arrow F1 penetrates and seeps through the dose 50 of coffee powder and the filter 32, while forcing the moving plunger 25 to lower against the reaction of the return spring 30.
- the plunger 25 comes in this way into contact with the bottom wall 22 of the chamber 20 only with its central, thicker zone 26.
- the hot beverage ie. the brew, is capable of percolating freely through the axial perforations 27 of the moving piston 25 to finally flow, in the direction shown by the arrow F2, down to the beverage dispensing point (not shown) along a tubing 23 that branches off from the same bottom wall 22 of the chamber 20.
- a water film 40 forms between the dose 50 of coffee powder and the filter 36 carried by the stationary plunger 33.
- a water film 40 is then ejected through the axial perforation 34 of the stationary plunger 33 (in a direction which is the opposite of the one shown by the arrow F1) owing to the the moving plunger 25 being lifted from the bottom wall 22 of the chamber 20 by the action of the return spring 30.
- a further purpose of the present invention is to provide a construction of the brewing unit that enables it to be also retro-fitted at a low cost in existing espresso-type coffee vending machines in view of updating them and enhancing their performance capabilities.
- Such a feature should anyway not be considered a mere dimensional variation, but rather a particularly ingenious solution in its constructional simplicity, and therefore an inventive one, in view of ensuring complete, thorough wetting of the coffee powder.
- the hot water under pressure forces the moving plunger 75 into lowering, against the reaction of the return spring 30, by such an extent as to enable the central thicker zone 76 to come into contact with the bottom wall 22 of the same chamber 20.
- the outlet (lower) section of the channels 77 therefore remains practically obstructed, ie. sealed by the bottom wall 22 (see Figure 2).
- the hot water under pressure is not able to escape from the chamber 20, since it is impossible for it to flow out through the channels 77, and fills up the space 78 that is comprised between the filter 30 and the upper concave face 29 of the moving piston 75. All this has the effect of causing the hot water to flow in an even, uniform manner through the dose 50 of coffee powder and, therefore, the same dose to be fully, thoroughly wetted, as this has been demonstrated experimentally by the Applicant.
- the water film 40 is of course ejected, at the end of the brewing phase, through the axial perforation 34 of the stationary plunger 33 (in the direction shown by the arrow F3 in Figure 3) owing to the moving plunger 75 being lifted from the bottom wall 22 by the reaction of the return spring 30.
- a first advantage deriving from the present invention lies in a better quality of the hot beverage, for the same amount and quality of the raw material used, thanks to a more effective, complete wetting of the coffee powder (raw material).
- a second advantage of the present invention lies in the fact that no component parts are required to be added to a substantially traditional brewing chamber, nor is it required for the well-known operating principle thereof to be modified or altered to any extent.
- the present invention does not imply any significant increase in the costs of a vending machine.
- a further advantage lies in the fact that the practical implementation of the invention consists in a plunge, (see Figures 2 and 3) that can replace a traditional plunger (see Figure 1) with an operation that can be carried out even by a person lacking any special technical skill, such as the operator of or the person servicing a vending machine, also in view of retro-fitting existing vending machines to the purpose of bringing them to the state of the art.
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- Food Science & Technology (AREA)
- Apparatus For Making Beverages (AREA)
- Beverage Vending Machines With Cups, And Gas Or Electricity Vending Machines (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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IT1998PN000029A IT1305262B1 (it) | 1998-04-06 | 1998-04-06 | Gruppo infusore migliorato per un distributore automatico di caffe'espresso. |
ITPN980029 | 1998-04-06 |
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EP0948927A1 true EP0948927A1 (fr) | 1999-10-13 |
EP0948927B1 EP0948927B1 (fr) | 2002-01-02 |
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EP99104574A Expired - Lifetime EP0948927B1 (fr) | 1998-04-06 | 1999-03-08 | Ensemble de préparation pour une machine à café espresso |
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EP (1) | EP0948927B1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE69900731T2 (fr) |
DK (1) | DK0948927T3 (fr) |
ES (1) | ES2170554T3 (fr) |
IT (1) | IT1305262B1 (fr) |
Cited By (7)
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WO2001024670A2 (fr) | 1999-10-06 | 2001-04-12 | Eugster/Frismag Ag | Machine a cafe express dotee d'un piston d'extraction coulissant dans un cylindre de d'extraction |
WO2002051290A1 (fr) * | 2000-12-27 | 2002-07-04 | Artech S.R.L. | Porte-filtre chargeur pour cafetieres a expresso |
ES2276639A1 (es) * | 2006-12-29 | 2007-06-16 | Jofemar, S.A. | Camara de erogacion para bebidas calientes. |
GB2451692A (en) * | 2007-08-09 | 2009-02-11 | Tunbow Electrical Ltd | Filter assembly for an espresso coffee machine |
WO2012022878A1 (fr) | 2010-07-28 | 2012-02-23 | Ferrier Frederic | Dosette de cafe a enveloppe flexible microporeuse ou microperforee |
CN105996780A (zh) * | 2016-07-21 | 2016-10-12 | 宁波博菱电器有限公司 | 一种咖啡机的酿造系统 |
US10524608B2 (en) | 2015-09-17 | 2020-01-07 | Bunn-O-Matic Corporation | Beverage brewing process |
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US3288049A (en) * | 1963-05-17 | 1966-11-29 | Paliz A G | Infusor-type coffee apparatus |
CH596810A5 (en) * | 1975-09-23 | 1978-03-31 | Egloff & Cie | Coffee machine brewing chamber |
DE3909738C1 (fr) * | 1989-03-23 | 1990-02-01 | Patzner Gmbh + Co, 6990 Bad Mergentheim, De | |
EP0486434A1 (fr) * | 1990-11-16 | 1992-05-20 | Jura Elektroapparate Ag | Piston et cylindre d'échaudage pour une unité d'infusion, en particulier pour une cafetière |
EP0553955A2 (fr) * | 1992-01-10 | 1993-08-04 | Bunn-O-Matic Corporation | Cafétière automatique |
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- 1998-04-06 IT IT1998PN000029A patent/IT1305262B1/it active
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- 1999-03-08 DK DK99104574T patent/DK0948927T3/da active
- 1999-03-08 DE DE69900731T patent/DE69900731T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1999-03-08 ES ES99104574T patent/ES2170554T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1999-03-08 EP EP99104574A patent/EP0948927B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
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US3288049A (en) * | 1963-05-17 | 1966-11-29 | Paliz A G | Infusor-type coffee apparatus |
CH596810A5 (en) * | 1975-09-23 | 1978-03-31 | Egloff & Cie | Coffee machine brewing chamber |
DE3909738C1 (fr) * | 1989-03-23 | 1990-02-01 | Patzner Gmbh + Co, 6990 Bad Mergentheim, De | |
EP0486434A1 (fr) * | 1990-11-16 | 1992-05-20 | Jura Elektroapparate Ag | Piston et cylindre d'échaudage pour une unité d'infusion, en particulier pour une cafetière |
EP0553955A2 (fr) * | 1992-01-10 | 1993-08-04 | Bunn-O-Matic Corporation | Cafétière automatique |
Cited By (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO2001024670A2 (fr) | 1999-10-06 | 2001-04-12 | Eugster/Frismag Ag | Machine a cafe express dotee d'un piston d'extraction coulissant dans un cylindre de d'extraction |
WO2001024670A3 (fr) * | 1999-10-06 | 2001-11-01 | Eugster Frismag Ag | Machine a cafe express dotee d'un piston d'extraction coulissant dans un cylindre de d'extraction |
US6711988B1 (en) | 1999-10-06 | 2004-03-30 | Eugster Frismag Ag | Espresso machine with an infusion piston displaceable in an infusion cylinder |
WO2002051290A1 (fr) * | 2000-12-27 | 2002-07-04 | Artech S.R.L. | Porte-filtre chargeur pour cafetieres a expresso |
ES2276639A1 (es) * | 2006-12-29 | 2007-06-16 | Jofemar, S.A. | Camara de erogacion para bebidas calientes. |
GB2451692A (en) * | 2007-08-09 | 2009-02-11 | Tunbow Electrical Ltd | Filter assembly for an espresso coffee machine |
WO2012022878A1 (fr) | 2010-07-28 | 2012-02-23 | Ferrier Frederic | Dosette de cafe a enveloppe flexible microporeuse ou microperforee |
US8940348B2 (en) | 2010-07-28 | 2015-01-27 | Frederic Ferrier | Coffee pod having a flexible microporous or microperforated casing |
US9371177B2 (en) | 2010-07-28 | 2016-06-21 | Frederic Ferrier | Coffee pod having a flexible microporous or microperforated casing |
US10524608B2 (en) | 2015-09-17 | 2020-01-07 | Bunn-O-Matic Corporation | Beverage brewing process |
CN105996780A (zh) * | 2016-07-21 | 2016-10-12 | 宁波博菱电器有限公司 | 一种咖啡机的酿造系统 |
CN105996780B (zh) * | 2016-07-21 | 2019-03-05 | 宁波博菱电器股份有限公司 | 一种咖啡机的酿造系统 |
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DE69900731D1 (de) | 2002-02-28 |
DK0948927T3 (da) | 2002-03-04 |
ITPN980029A0 (it) | 1998-04-06 |
DE69900731T2 (de) | 2002-08-14 |
ITPN980029A1 (it) | 1999-10-06 |
EP0948927B1 (fr) | 2002-01-02 |
ES2170554T3 (es) | 2002-08-01 |
IT1305262B1 (it) | 2001-04-19 |
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